A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...

Bintrail is a recently introduced layer that brings point-in-time queries and row-history lookups to MySQL, the only major relational database lacking native temporal querying. Using indexed binlogs ...

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides read-only MySQL database queries for AI assistants. Execute queries, explore database structures, and investigate your data directly from your ...

Google quietly updated one of its Google Ads help pages with a clarification that could raise concerns for some advertisers. The updated documentation suggests that search terms shown in reporting for ...

Picture prompt writing, as Carp et al. (2010) define it, is a technique that uses visual stimuli to inspire and guide students’ writing. Picture prompts are an excellent tool for overcoming writer’s ...

As you finish up your manuscript, the next step is often shopping it around to potential publishers. While this can be a daunting and time-consuming task, it doesn’t have to be a particularly ...

AI chatbots learn more about us with every interaction. They can therefore tease out patterns in our thinking. They're no substitute for a friend or therapist, though. "You're the kind of person who ...

In early 2025, global superstar Bad Bunny did something no one saw coming. He turned the little-known, critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toad (sapo concho) into an international icon. The ...

Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, writing allows you to, at once, name your pain and create distance from it.